Still Workin' On It VA
Rating
1561
peak 1582
Contests
68
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#86
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
10
32 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
of 68 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.50
last 5 vs career avg 678.32 (+0.18)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.55 · weakest Pork (168.98)
Road miles
7195
mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 325 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has finished one call ahead of Still Workin' On It 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 48 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 29 of their 30 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 33% across 4 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 66 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 178.8572 | 153.6340 | 170.55 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 64 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 178.8572 | 153.0856 | 169.52 | top 48% |
| Pork | 63 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 177.7028 | 153.0856 | 168.98 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 63 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 177.7144 | 146.7884 | 169.24 | top 46% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 32 | 0 | top 54% |
| NC | 19 | 0 | top 41% |
| SC | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| WV | 4 | 0 | top 39% |
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 16 | 0 | top 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 34 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (37 of 68 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (66 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 678.32
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 695.3484 | 678.50 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 694.7656 | 682.19 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 695.9084 | 681.24 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 686.2060 | 681.03 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 693.0512 | 681.27 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 686.8116 | 671.76 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 692.4800 | 671.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC | 19 / 26 (670.1368) | 16 (166.8228) | 23 (163.9656) | 7 (174.2628) | 19 (165.0856) |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 9 / 20 (680.4572) | 10 (171.9772) | 15 (166.2400) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (169.6800) |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 8 / 36 (695.3484) | 10 (176.5600) | 10 (174.2628) | 16 (172.5600) | 17 (171.9656) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 27 / 40 (677.5772) | 21 (171.9772) | 10 (173.1084) | 30 (167.3944) | 28 (165.0972) |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 29 / 33 (668.9712) | 28 (168.5256) | 19 (169.1200) | 22 (168.5256) | 31 (162.8000) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills King, NC | 6 / 25 (685.6228) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (175.4056) | 13 (166.8228) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 3 / 16 (687.9200) | 4 (174.2628) | 4 (173.1200) | 14 (165.0856) | 2 (175.4516) |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 12 / 18 (682.1484) | 16 (163.9428) | 9 (173.1084) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 11 / 15 (679.3028) | 8 (173.1200) | 8 (170.8228) | 13 (164.5372) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 16 / 23 (662.7544) | 16 (166.8228) | 15 (164.5372) | 20 (158.8344) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 23 / 43 (682.8000) | 35 (168.5256) | 31 (166.8572) | 27 (169.7028) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 22 / 45 (682.1944) | 11 (174.2744) | 11 (173.1316) | 32 (168.5256) | 25 (166.2628) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 3 / 26 (694.7656) | 13 (171.9656) | 5 (171.9772) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 15 / 17 (680.4800) | 12 (171.4056) | 14 (169.6800) | 11 (170.2744) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 19 / 19 (664.9828) | 13 (166.2400) | 17 (166.2400) | 16 (167.4172) | 17 (165.0856) |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 Ashland, VA | 12 / 26 (692.5028) | 18 (169.6684) | 3 (177.1544) | 13 (169.6800) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 Ashland, VA | 16 / 28 (688.5028) | 20 (170.8572) | 4 (177.7028) | 12 (174.8456) | 25 (165.0972) |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) Ashland, VA | — | 9 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 4 / 36 (695.9084) | 7 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 10 / 16 (674.1372) | 8 (170.8228) | 12 (162.8000) | 11 (165.0972) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 12 / 27 (675.8628) | 6 (175.4056) | 20 (162.8116) | 6 (170.8228) | 19 (166.8228) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 30 / 53 (677.5540) | 35 (168.5140) | 35 (168.5372) | 30 (168.5256) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | 19 / 35 (676.9708) | 15 (171.4056) | 21 (168.5256) | 19 (168.5256) | 17 (168.5140) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 17 / 32 (680.4684) | 10 (173.7028) | 17 (167.9772) | 16 (170.2628) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 18 / 31 (683.8972) | 6 (175.4172) | 15 (170.8344) | 24 (166.2400) | 13 (171.4056) |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 4 / 15 (682.7772) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (175.4172) | 10 (165.0972) | 9 (163.4056) |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Ripley, WV | 7 / 17 (682.7196) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (166.2284) | 8 (169.1200) | 7 (169.6684) |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 23 / 50 (686.2060) | 25 (171.9656) | 39 (166.2516) | 21 (173.7144) | 10 (174.2744) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 32 / 53 (674.1712) | 5 (177.1428) | 26 (170.2628) | 51 (158.8000) | 31 (167.9656) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 15 (164.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 19 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC | 21 / 27 (677.5656) | 22 (169.6800) | 19 (168.5372) | 21 (167.3828) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 10 / 33 (679.8856) | 28 (164.5256) | 2 (174.8572) | 17 (169.6800) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Summerville, SC | 12 / 15 (689.5996) | 12 (172.5484) | 10 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1200) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Summerville, SC | 11 / 15 (686.7656) | 5 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 14 (165.0856) | 11 (169.1084) |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 9 / 15 (681.0284) | 9 (170.2628) | 10 (166.2400) | 8 (171.9656) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 13 / 15 (673.0172) | 12 (168.5600) | 11 (167.3944) | 11 (166.2400) | 3 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 4 / 27 (686.1828) | 9 (172.5484) | 9 (169.6800) | 3 (174.2744) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park Myrtle Beach, SC | 4 / 22 (689.6344) | 12 (167.9656) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (175.4172) | 11 (167.3944) |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades Wise, VA | 6 / 25 (683.8972) | 20 (163.9428) | 4 (176.0000) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off Welch, WV | 4 / 15 (693.0512) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (174.8456) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (166.2284) |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout Wendell, NC | 12 / 18 (666.7656) | 18 (162.2628) | 7 (170.8572) | 10 (166.8228) | 7 (166.8228) |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin Franklin, NC | 6 / 17 (687.3256) | 13 (167.9772) | 12 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge Roebuck, SC | 11 / 27 (686.7428) | 24 (168.5256) | 9 (171.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 26 / 40 (668.9712) | 6 (174.2628) | 20 (168.5372) | 36 (160.5028) | 27 (165.6684) |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 26 / 46 (665.5540) | 3 (176.0000) | 40 (158.8000) | 38 (161.0856) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC | 12 / 21 (681.0628) | 15 (172.5600) | 1 (177.1428) | 12 (168.5372) | 17 (162.8228) |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Raleigh, NC | 7 / 21 (684.5372) | 19 (167.4172) | 9 (170.8572) | 8 (171.4056) | 1 (174.8572) |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 5 / 33 (686.8116) | 11 (173.7028) | 24 (163.4288) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 29 / 33 (661.0744) | 12 (171.4172) | 32 (153.0856) | 15 (171.9772) | 26 (164.5944) |
| 2020-10-23 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax Galax, VA | 17 / 25 (670.1716) | 18 (167.4056) | 23 (158.8116) | 17 (166.2400) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 16 / 24 (668.9940) | 24 (153.6340) | 19 (161.6456) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1544) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 4 / 33 (692.4800) | 16 (173.1084) | 3 (175.4288) | 25 (167.3828) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 15 / 47 (675.3028) | 31 (166.2284) | 17 (169.6916) | 38 (162.2400) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) Wytheville, VA | 9 / 20 (668.9940) | 13 (165.6684) | 8 (170.2628) | 16 (161.6572) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B Lenoir, NC | 8 / 22 (674.6968) | 4 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (169.1084) | 15 (162.7884) |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A Lenoir, NC | 6 / 15 (682.1828) | 3 (173.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | 5 (171.4172) | 10 (166.2284) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 6 / 56 (686.8000) | 34 (165.0972) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (175.4172) | 17 (169.7256) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 14 / 40 (673.6000) | 19 (166.2400) | 15 (167.9772) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (167.9656) |
| 2019-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 10 / 27 (675.3028) | 5 (174.2744) | 18 (165.0972) | 17 (163.9656) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 Gettysburg, PA | 25 / 32 (667.8856) | 29 (163.9656) | 6 (176.0344) | 16 (170.8228) | 32 (157.0628) |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA | 17 / 33 (669.6000) | 3 (175.4172) | 15 (167.3828) | 9 (170.2628) | 28 (156.5372) |
| 2019-05-04 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) Fredericksburg, VA | 15 / 33 (678.7428) | 4 (175.4172) | 32 (158.8000) | 8 (172.5600) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2019-05-03 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) Fredericksburg, VA | 17 / 34 (663.2800) | 18 (169.1200) | 13 (169.1316) | 15 (166.8228) | 28 (158.2056) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA | 44 / 52 (633.5196) | 39 (164.5256) | 14 (169.1200) | 48 (153.0856) | 47 (146.7884) |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 31 / 63 (655.7828) | 40 (163.9544) | 22 (165.0972) | 42 (162.7884) | 25 (163.9428) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #233 (484 pts) | #251 (489 pts) | #270 (514 pts) | #180 (589 pts) | #258 (459 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #203 (1063 pts) | #213 (1033 pts) | #213 (1118 pts) | #273 (838 pts) | #160 (1233 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #241 (883 pts) | #142 (1237 pts) | #229 (1018 pts) | #245 (898 pts) | #177 (1078 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #311 (745 pts) | #141 (1291 pts) | #291 (868 pts) | #368 (645 pts) | #294 (780 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #86 (1553 pts) | #81 (1526 pts) | #35 (2009 pts) | #67 (1658 pts) | #63 (1685 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #151 (743 pts) | #223 (553 pts) | #204 (593 pts) | #157 (728 pts) | #58 (1283 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #299 (1035 pts) | #398 (830 pts) | #259 (1100 pts) | #303 (1020 pts) | #261 (1135 pts) |